Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-11-11
have it, but in place of two men ap-
preaching us a whole half dozen
Jumped into the aisle.

preaching us a whole half dozen
jumped into the aisle.
"Leave them all 10 me-" whisper
ed George, aud he obliged me to do
so By stepping in front.
The crowd came at us with a
rush, sleeves rolled up and fists
clenched. George stepped out to
meet them. BiffP Biff went his
iron knuckles, and every man was
knocked down inside of forty sec
onds, and that before one of them
could get IN a blow. Then George
picsed each one up IN turn, gave
him a shake which elected howl
of pain, and flung him among the
spectators. Not one Of them came
back after more, and no one else in
the audience cared to NEEDLE with
us. 1t was over In FIVE minutes,
aud after the stage manager had
rendered US a vote of thanks, the
pei formance went on. Three of
the five men received broken limbs
in The toss, and one was made a
cripple for lite by having his spine
injured.
One of the nerviest things in
SlOane's whole career happened at
NayasOta, on the Brazos River
We were sitting on the yeranda of
the hotel, when a fighter entered
the village on horseback, and arm
ed with Winchester and two re-
vOlvers. Tie took a drink or two,
and then started in to capture the
town. There was only one street,
and he rode up and down this at
full gallOp, firing right and lett and
altering terrific yells. In five min
utes he had the town. People dis.
appeared from sight with amazing
celebrity. and every body was thor.
oughly cowed. The fellow fired
two shots among the sitters on the
veranda, and we Stampeded. | own
up | had no desire for closer ac-
Quaintance with the ruffian, and |
was among the first to seek cover.
When we were all inside / peeped
cautiously from window and saw
Sloane still outside. He was on
his feet, leaning against a column
of the veranda and smoking a cigar
as coolly as you please. shouted
for bin to come in, bnt he shook
his head. Appeals were made by
others, but he turned deaf ear.
The cowboy had by this time
reached the lower end of the street
and turned to come back. He came
at full gallOp, but checked his horse
10 front of The hotel and fred three
shots at Sloane from a distance of
fifty feet. The first tipped past his
ear, the other two cut cloth without
drawing blood. We were looking
full at the shooter from the win
dOws, and as he fired bis third shot
without bringing his man a look of
wonder came to his face, and he
bent forward for a closer look, and
shouted:
"Who are you, man or devil ~
George sauntered along to the
steps, slowly descended, and ap-
preached the man, and as he came
near enough he grabbed for him.
Next instant the cowboy was pull
ed off his horse aud being literally
mopped ali over the road. He tried
to use a weapon, but was disarmed
with scarcely an effort, and when
George got through with him be
lay as one dead. Rifle, revOlyers,
and knife we're broken and flung in
a heap beside him, and George sat
down on the steps to finish his
smoke. He had kept his cigar
alight through the fracas. per-
sonally interviewed the doctor who
was called to see the COW boy, and
he gave a list of the injuries, as
follows: Left arm broken, thumb
on right hand broken, three scalp
wounds, tight shoulder probably
dislOcated, three teeth knocked out,
five bad bruises on various parts,
one eye closed.
The fight did not last three min.
utes, and yet the little giant laid
the fellow up for three good months
and taught him lesson he never
forgot. saw and talked with him
a year later, and be told me be new
er was so scared in his life, and that
he was not yet entirely well from
the drubbing.-Nelo York Sun.